From Australia Post to Cynch Security: Susie Jones's Journey to Safeguard Small Businesses

While working as Head of Cyber Security Business Services at Australia Post, Susie Jones worked on a product that was designed to support small businesses that had suffered a data breach. Susie came to believe that existing cybersecurity tools and support was generally either too expensive for Australian small businesses, or didn’t suit their needs. And so she co-founded Cynch Security, which aims to fill this gap. In this conversation Susie chats with Cole Cornford about Susie’s career, the benefits of coming from a non-technical background, and they do a deep dive on the security needs of small businesses in Australia.Secured by Galah Cyber website 4:36 - Susie’s career background5:40 - benefits of coming from a non-technical background7:15 - Challenges of running your own business7:40 - Cole: you’re selling protection, it’s a pure cost8:10 - Susie’s motivation to become a founder9:00 - Consequences of breaches “the worst working day of their life”10:30 - Most common  security challenges for small businesses13:00 - Big businesses that work with small businesses share cyber risk14:40 - Supply chains and small businesses in Australia17:20 - 90% of employers in Aus aren’t served by our current cyber solutions18:00 - Worst examples of advice not suited to small business19:20 - Tips Susie would give to small businesses21:20 - Password managers are a no brainer25:00 - Rapid fire questions26:10 - One cybersecurity myth Susie would like to debunk<br/><br/>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br/><br/>Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy<br/>Podder - https://www.podderapp.com/privacy-policy